Thursday, October 14, 2004

BBC3 Officially Rubbish (except Little Britain, of course)



Having become an enforced Freeview digital viewer, I'm finding the choice of programming on offer relatively slim. So I was relatively unshocked to learn that some regulator has concluded that BBC3's output is really rather poor. Apart from the odd comedy gem - Little Britain, Might Boosh, etc - the schedules are full of half-arsed, youthy documentaries and pointless spin-offs from already pointless BBC1 programmes. The channel needs a decent, returning drama about people who are too old to appear Hollyoaks but too young for the antiquated, primetime soaps. They need more music - a decent rival to TOTP featuring new bands and pre-release tunes. It needs a TFI-style show and live comedy. Most importantly, it needs to never, ever show Two Pints of Lager again, repeat Catterick, and reshow the day's episode of Neighbours late night for those at work during the day.

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